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tormy ion, on onday,
January 6, 1986, that may t th
tone for the n administration,
. yor Wilce Cooke told incom­
dty commisaionetl that they
ould spend their fir t months
on the job liatening � lear-
nina· .
In routine busine , Acting
finance Director Harold A.
Andellon read the report of the
accounts payable and checks
released prior to commilsion
approval in the agrepte
amount of '31,040.'8, iDdud-
totalin8 '1 ,064
for the
"emergency expenditures are
items necessary for the opera­
tion of the city."
Wolf asked: "Does the U.S.
yors Conference and the
National Black Caucus qualify,
in your opinion, i terns ne­
ce ty for the operation of
this city? It
Mitchell replied: "It is very
importantfor the city of Benton
Harbor to keep it connections
ith Washington, D.C. and
other areas."
Wolf �ked yor Cooke:
"Did you tum in receipts for
your Seattle trip?"
Cooke replied: "When I
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yor plus 12' for dues to the
ational Black Cau· us and
,'00 du for the Unit d States
yo Conference.
ely-elected Com-
. ioner William Wolf ques­
tioned those expenditures "in
view of the December 1', 198'
letter to the Emergency Loan
Board from the City Manager."
The letter, according to Wolf,
tated that the city would Im­
po a moratorium on all except
emergency expenditure .
Wolf asked City Manaser
Ellis Itchell to expr ;a hi
defmition of emergency ex­
penditures.
itcheD ered that .
VOL. VIII
A 'nANT A - - ive plan
are bei.nl finalized for the
January 20th first Federal holi­
day honoring the Rev. Dr. Mar­
tin Luther King, J1'. and his
universal quest for peace and
non-violence.
Entitled "Living the
Dream," the celebration of Dr.
Kina" nth birthday anniver­
aary will be launched onJanuary
12th 'a nine day panorama
0( spec pro y
tribute to the IalD cim n,h
leader and spotlight the par­
ticipation of warta leaders dig­
nitari , distinguished guests
and celebrities from all walb of
life and the people of Atlanta,
Dr. King's home town.
The ob ervances ill culmi­
nate on January 20th when the
entire nation pauses to mark the
first national legal observance
of Dr. Kins' birthday.
Ob rvances are planned by
the Fed Holiday Co .
hieb w tab· eel by
{;OIIPC!II by ta-
Marti'in Luther King Jr.
Center for onviolent ocial
Change.
Special events ill b held
throughout the nation and in
other parts of the world includ­
ing a Washington, D.C. tribute
by the United State Congress
and theJanuary 16 placement of
a bust of Dr. King in the nation's
Capitol. .
On January 19th, Anglican
Bishop awnd o£
South . na
day long natioDal conference
on Apartheid. .
Coretta Scott King, pre i­
dent of The Kin Center, has
invited American to join the
January programs and "be a part
of the living history which celeb­
rat the legacy, life and dream
of America's hero and patriot."
She termed January 20th as
time of special recognition for
Americans to "reaffirm their
faith in nonviolence and the
quest for . 's Beloved
Comm � " pro-
". time of celebration,
thanksgiving and rene al. ,.
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LKpl
--cp finalize
ns
NILES - The Niles branch
N.A.A.C.P. monthly meeting
will be held Tuesday; January 7,
1986 at7:�Op.m. attheJohn W.
oore Lodge Hall, �2� N. 7th
Street (corner of 7th and Ferry)
in Niles.
The meeting will be to final­
ize planning for the birthday of
Martin Luther KinJJr. celebra­
tion. The public is invited. '
Activities planned include a
march beginning at 10 Lm.,Jan.
20 from the Senior Citizen
Building at 16 South Third to
the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church,
601 Ferry St. A short program
will follo immediately.
At 4 p.m. onJan. 20, Elder
Felton, Pastor of the House of
Prayer, will apeak at Quinn
CbapeIA. E., 408 HardingSt.,
Cassopolis.
Rev. James Hollo ay is
NAACP Program chairperson
and urged reader to atch Rod
Johnson on channel 22,
"Minority Porum"; ell
WNIL, 10 a.m, on Jan. 13 and
WDO ,9 a.m., Jan. 14,for
information about the Dr.
King celebration.
The Nil AACP is rep-
renting Buchanan,
opo ., Calvin Center, U
and Vandalia.